Asylum seekers
People in this city want the boats to stop. But they haven’t met Rishan
Traumatised and alone, the then 17-year-old made her way across northern Africa and Europe to seek safety in England.
- David Crowe
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‘Mass deportations’: Farage copies Australia in plan to stop the boats
Under extraordinary plans from the right-wing politician, asylum seekers who cross the English Channel would be sent to Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
- David Crowe
Britain scrambles after shock court ruling in wake of furious protests
When residents of a small English town protested against the use of a local hotel to house asylum seekers, the council took up their cause - and won.
- David Crowe
- Analysis
- Immigration
This is angry England – and it demands to be heard
Locals feel aggrieved that they struggle to pay for housing while migrants stay for free in a comfortable hotel, and fear the health system cannot support more arrivals.
- David Crowe
Angry England: reporting from the protests to stop the boats
London has seen several weekends of protests outside hotels where asylum-seekers are being housed.
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Catastrophe must end now’: European leaders unite on Gaza, divide on statehood
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British PM Sir Keir Starmer have chosen not to back French President Emmanuel Macron’s call to recognise a Palestinian state.
- David Crowe
The wealthy have been shielded from Britain’s big problem – until now
As the steady stream of boats crossing the Channel continues, more refugee hotels are set up – and wealthier neighbourhoods like Canary Wharf take notice.
- David Crowe
Bibi’s father sold everything to save his daughter. He died before he could see her live
It’s not often enough in journalism that you can follow up a heartbreaking story with a positive outcome. This is one of those times.
- Zach Hope
It’s a perfect English town. Now a battle over asylum seekers is ripping it apart
The quiet community – similar to leafy suburbs on the edges of Sydney and Melbourne – has become a flashpoint over asylum seekers as right-wing outsiders escalate the situation with violence.
- David Crowe
‘The migrants are everywhere’: People smugglers are winning the battle of the beach
Smugglers post sentries in the dunes along France’s coast and launch Channel crossings from up to 10 beaches at a time. Authorities’ tear gas, drones and patrols are no match.
- Max Stephens